Fastening for boots



(NO Model.)

T. P. RYAN.

FASTENING FOR BOOTS, SHOES, &c. p No. 372,333. Patented NOV. 1, 1887.

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THOMAS P. RYAN, or WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

FASTENING FOR BOOTS, SHOES,'&.O.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,333, dated November 1, 1887.

Application filed March .2, 1887.

Tea whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. RYAN, of WVebster, in the county of \Vorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inFasteners,of which the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled -in'the art or science to which said invention appertains to make and use the same, refererence being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is an isometrical perspective view representing my improved fastener in use; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken on line a r in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the body of the fastener detached; Fig. 4, a like View of the tongue of the'fastener detached, and Fig. 5 a vertical transverse section taken on line y y in Fig. 1.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in'the different figures of the drawngs.

My invention relates to that class of fasteners which are designed to take the place of buttons in fastening boots, shoes, gloves, &c. and it consists in a novel constructionand arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective article of this character than is now in ordinary use.

' wardly-projecting flanges, f f, for securing the fastener to the flap C.

The flanges m are provided with corresponding holes,t, for receiving a pin, is, on which the tongue Bis journaled, and with two inwardlyprojecting protuberances, 12. These protuber- Serial No. 229,474. No model.)

ances stand at the rear of a vertical line drawn through the pin and are disposed near the lower ends of the flanges m, as best seen in Fig. 3. The tongue 13 is also preferably composed of sheet metal, and its body I) is pro vided with two do wnwardly-projeeting flanges, a, one at either side, in which there are holes Z, for receiving the pin k. The flanges a are elongated and curved downwardly at the rear of the pin 7c, each of them being provided with an outwardlyprojecting protuberance, 2, re spectively, adapted to engage the protuberances v on the flanges at when the tongue is raised and lowered to open or close the fastener. A

In the use of my improvement the body A of the fastener is secured by the flangesfto the flap 0, opposite the slot 1 and when it is desired to fasten the boot, shoe, or glove to which the fastener is' attached the tongue B is raised, passed through the slot, and bent down 'or depressed, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In depressing the tongue the protuberances z are brought into engagement with the pr0- tuberances 'u, and as the tongue is forced down onto the flap O the rear or elongated portions of the flanges a are sprung inwardly, or yield to permit said protuberances to pass each other, and expand orspring outwardly as soon as they have passed, thereby locking the fastener in a manner which will be readily obvious without a more explicit description.

All parts of the body A are formed integral, and may be struck up from sheet metal by dies or other suit-able mechanism, and the same will apply to the tongue B.

My improved fastener is specially adapted to that class of rubber overshoes known as arctics and for very heavy gloves, but may be employed with nearly equal advantage on boots, shoes, and gloves of almost any description.

I do not confine myself to securing the body A to the flap O by means of the flanges or spurs f,-as it may be secured by rivets or in any other suitable manner.

Having thus explained my'invention, what I claim is- 1. In a fastener of the character described, the combination of a body and a tongue, the body being provided with upwardly-projectanees v, and holes t, and the tongue B, having the elastic flanges a, provided with the outwardly projecting protuberances z and the holes 6, combined and arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

THOMAS P. RYAN.

\Vitnesses:

H. J. CLARK, L. M. TRACY. 

